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Myanmar further extends state emergency by six months on eve of military coup

Naypyidaw: Myanmar authorities on Wednesday extended the country's state of emergency for six months, citing ongoing terrorist attacks and drug trafficking.

Myanmar: Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime

New York: Myanmar’s military is killing civilians, destroying food and homes, and keeping the most vulnerable from receiving lifesaving aid, according to a new report from the UN human rights office (OHCHR).

More than two years on, impact of Myanmar military coup ‘devastating’

New York: Violence resulting from the brutal military coup is continuing inside Myanmar on an “alarming scale” the UN Special Envoy told a meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday.

Myanmar: Military court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi, Australia economist to three years in prison

Naypyidaw: A Myanmar military court on Thursday  sentenced the country's ousted leader and Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and her former adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, to three years in prison for violating the country’s Official State Secrets Act, media reports said.

EU, UK expand sanctions on Myanmar military

Brussels/Sputnik: The European Union and the United Kingdom announced on Monday fresh sanctions on Myanmar’s officials and companies with ties to the military, which seized power in February.

Myanmar's military officials detain two journalists

Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmar’s military detained two journalists and raided a further two news outlets on March 8 as the military continues its onslaught to quell media coverage of nationwide protests.

Myanmar Military suspends visas, prolongs entry ban until April: Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: The military-controlled foreign ministry in Myanmar has suspended all visas and prolonged the entry ban for travelers until the end of March, media said Friday.

Myanmar political crisis: Military urged to stop harassing civilians

Nay Pyi Taw/UNI: Top diplomats of Western nations in Myanmar have called on the nation's military to end arrests of politicians, activists and restrictions on journalists, warning that "the world is watching."

Myanmar military releases most of detained regional officials: Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: Myanmar military released on Tuesday the majority of regional chief ministers and ruling party lawmakers detained in a recent coup, a senior military official told Xinhua news agency.

Myanmar military defuses more landmines in western state

Yangon, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The Myanmar security forces have defused three more improvised explosive devices (IED), planted by an ethnic insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), in Rakhine state, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services said on Tuesday.

Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges – UN report

New York, Aug 28 (IBNS): Top military commanders in Myanmar should be investigated and prosecuted for the “gravest” crimes against civilians under international law, including genocide, United Nations-appointed investigatorssaid on Monday.